22
Aug
Creativity is not just inborn. It can be increased by simple ways. Being worried and stressed out will decrease your creativity. This is because your energy levels when down will drain the brain cells and restrict the production of great ideas. How to become more creative is sometimes a function of how worried you are.
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21
Aug
The problem with student grades is, they can be doctored. There had been instances in the past when a student who did not want to disappoint his parents changed his grades on his classcards. Some schools in the Philippines have already adapted an online gradebook where parents can access the grades of their children online.
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19
Aug
With the growing popularity of texting among children here in the Philippines, one of the areas of conern of the Department of Education (DepEd) is the decline in their spelling proficiency. Several studies show that Filipino children now are poor in spelling.
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14
Jul
This is the second part of my posts on Free resumes for jobseekers. This time, it’s for jobseekers applying as teachers/professors and healthcare managers. The resume templates are free for download. After downloading, you may edit them as you wish. Open the downloaded resume template in Microsoft Word.
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26
Jun
This post is going to be a first of a series - Free Resume Templates in Microsoft Word format. The following are ready for download by jobseekers in the health sciences particularly Nurses and Pharmacists.
I hope this little project of mine in this blog will help some of you out there looking for a good resume that you can use in applying for a job.
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15
Jun
As an educator myself, I know how important education is not only in molding a person but in nation-building. In the Philippines, recent reports about aptitude and number of children in school came in opposing directions this year.
According to ABS-CBN News, the good news is, the performance of students in national aptitude examinations has improved significantly these past five years. Good you might think. But read on…
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5
Jun
Of the three domains of learning or education, the affective domain is the most affected in Filipino children and students. I will explain this general observation further after the definition of some concepts.
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2
Jun
The Philippines is perhaps the capital of used cars in the Asian region. This is because anywhere in the country, especially in urban areas like the Greater Manila Area (GMA), used cars shops/stores and distribution networks are so many. Filipinos everywhere in the country love buying used cars especially those manufactured in Korea like Hyundai and Kia. We see so many of these models filling up many streets. Perhaps it has already become part of the Filipino culture to buy used cars.
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2
Jun
I have been observing my 6 Filipino grandchildren and even their parents since they were toddlers and learning how to speak. In my observation, children really learn different languages (dialects and foreign) faster and better than adults. I even recall an episode of the national Geographic Channel where it dealt with how the brain works and develops when human beings are still very young. According to NatGeo, babies/toddlers recognize sound patterns more receptively than adults, hence better in learning languages.
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25
May
I was pondering on this question myself when I stumbled upon the article of Mike Smith. What’s really the most popular video or digital game of all time? Maybe you are wondering yourself what the answer is. If you are a video gamer, the answer could be the most recent video games you’ve played like World of Warcraft or Command and Conquer. But hell no. You might be surprised of the answer.
According to Mike, if you are asking yourself what’s the most popular video game ever made, you might think of Tetris, Pokemon or The Sims? However, that is not the answer.
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